Fountain-nozzle.



A. W. BROWNE. FOUNTAIN NOZZLE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3.19%,

1,244,951 Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

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ARTHUR w. ,BBOWNE, or rn-INon BAY, New YORK, rissIeNon TO THE s. s.WHITE DENTAL MANUFACTURING coraraNY, a conronarioiv or PENNSYLVANIA.

FOUNTAIN-WUZZLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

Application filed February a. 1915. Serial No. 5,834.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. BRowNn, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Prince Bay, county of Richmond, State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Fountain- Nozzles,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates particularly to sanitary drinking fountain nozzles,wherein the water is projected from the end of the nozzle directly intothe mouth of the user, and is especially applicable to fountain nozzlesem ployed in connection with dental spittoons.

In such fountain nozzles it is quite convenient for mischievous personsto so restrict the mouth of the nozzle, by placing their hand or fingerover the orifice, as to squirt the water laterally therefrom, beyond theconfines of the spittoon bowl.

It is the principal object of my invention to provide a fountain nozzlewith means to convey from the nozzle any water which may be flowingtherefrom, should any attempt be made to'retard such flow; and toprovide means for deflecting from said nozzle any water which may be soconveyed.

Specifically stated, my invention comprehends a fountain nozzle directedupwardly, a shield for said nozzle comprising a sleeve projectingslightly beyond the outlet end of said nozzle and afiording an annularconduit between the nozzle and sleeve, and a deflecting plate secured toand embracing said nozzle and forming a convenient support for saidsleeve.

My invention further includes all of the various novel features ofconstruction and arrangement hereinafter more definitely specified.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevational view of afaucet provided with a nozzle in the form of a goose neck, having itsoutlet orifice directed upwardly and embodying a convenient form of myinvention; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of thegooseneck nozzle shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view, of thestructure shown in Fig. 2; and Fig. 4c is a transverse sectional viewtaken through said gooseneck nozzle on the line ii in Fig. 2.

In said figures, the faucet 5 is controlled by the hand-wheel 6, and isprovided with the gooseneck 7 terminating in the nozzle'8, which isdirected upwardly and obliquely outward at a slight angle to theperpendicular. i

The nozzle 8 is arranged to project a fountain of water upwardly fromits outlet ,orifice 9, so as to be imbibed by the user without coming incontact with the nozzle or any of the parts associated therewith.

In order to prevent the user from in any way restricting'the orifice ofthe nozzle for the purpose of maliciously squirting the water laterally,said nozzle is provided with a sleeve 10 which projects somewhat beyondthe end of the nozzle, and which comprises an open tube whose innerdiameter is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the nozzle, thusaffording an annular conduit surrounding the nozzle for directing thewater emitted therefrom should any attempt be made to. retard theflow ofwater at the nozzle.

The nozzle 8 is provided, somewhat below its outlet orifice and in thebend of the gooseneclr 7, with a transversely extended deflector plate12, which is preferably elongated laterally and which iseccentricallysecured to said nozzle, being snugly fitted thereto andarranged to arrest any flow or drippings which might tend to follow thegooseneck 7 by attraction.

The deflecting plate 12 serves to support the sleeve 10 in concentricrelation to the outlet end of the nozzle 8, said sleeve being chamferedon one side for engagement with said plate 12 in angular relationthereto, as best shown in Fig. 2. This it will be seen affords asuitable opening between the remaining lower edge of the sleeve 10 andthe plate 12 for the escape of the water passing through the annularconduit 13, formed between the inner surface of the sleeve 10 and theouter surface of the nozzle 8.

It will be obvious that any attempt on the part of the user to retardthe flow of water emitted from the outlet orifice 9 of the nozzle 8, byplacing his hand or finger over the upper end of the sleeve 10, willcause the water to flow downwardly through the annular conduit 13, andbe discharged from its lower end against the deflecting plate 12, whichwill deflect the flow outwardly into any suitable receptacle providedtherefor, such as a basin, spittoon, etc.

The deflecting plate 12 not only serves to direct the flow of water fromthe nozzle in case of such tampering with the fountain but serves todirect any drippings which may tend to flow down the nozzle and which.would otherwise tend to be carried along said nozzle rearwardly byattraction.

I do not desire to limit my invention to the precise details ofconstruction and arrangement herein set forth, as it is obvious thatvarious modifications may he made therein without departing from theessential features of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim:

l. A fountain nozzle having its outlet end directed upwardly from adownwardly looped conveyor, a sleeve forming a conduit around saidnozzle and having its open ends disposed above and below the outlet ofsaid nozzle, and means disposed on the upwardly extending portion ofsaid loop, operative to deflect therefrom any water which may bedischarged from the lower end of said sleeve.

2. A fountain nozzle having its outlet end directed upwardly, and asleeve forming a conduit around said nozzle and having its open endsdisposed above and below the outlet of said nozzle, and a deflectordisposed transversely of said nozzle and extending across, but notclosing, the lower end of said sleeve, and having its edges free.

3. A fountain nozzle having its outlet end directed upwardly,a sleeveconcentric with said nozzle forming an annular conduit around the nozzleand having its open ends extended above and below the outlet of saidnozzle, and a deflecting plate extending across, but not closing, thelower open end nae/near of said sleeve, and disposed oblique to the axisthereof.

4;. A. fountain nozzle having its outlet end directed upwardly, inangular relation to the perpendicular, a sleeve concentric with saidnozzle forming an annular conduit around the nozzle and having its openends extended above and below the outlet orifice of said nozzle, and asloping deflecting plate snugly fitting said nozzle and extendedtransversely thereof.

5. A fountain nozzle having its outlet end directed upwardly, a sleeveconcentric with said nozzle forming an annular conduit around the nozzleand having its open ends extended above and below the outlet orifice ofsaid nozzle, and a deflecting plate securely mounted on said nozzle andextended transversely thereof for supporting the sleeve, said sleevehaving its lower edge ehamfercd upon one side at an angle to its axisforengagement with the surface of said plate.

6. A fountain nozzle having its outlet end directed upwardly, a sleevehaving open ends disposed respectively above and below the outletorifice of said nozzle, and a plate of greater diameter than saidsleeve, carried by said nozzle and arranged to deflect the waterdischarged from the lower end of said sleeve to one side thereof.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day ofJanuary, A. D. 1915.

ARTHUR "W. BBOl/VNE.

Witnesses ELIZABETH OBBIEN, ALBERT A. Sinvnns.

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